Chapter 300 Barking Dog
Paxton pulled over the car at the gate of the Swanns. Catherine said nothing during the ride from the police station to the Swanns. She did not intend to ask Branden why he had brought her to this place.
She was involved, yet she gave others a feeling that she didn’t care about this, like she had nothing to do with it.
This was the second time Branden had visited the Swanns. The last time he was there was at Vicente’s funeral. He had never thought he would be the one who would bring Catherine back.
It made him wonder what Vicente would think if he knew this. The maids did not show much enthusiasm when they saw it was Catherine visiting.
The maids were all Rachael’s workers and naturally would not be nice to Catherine. One of the maids who talked to Catherine did not even address her as Miss Swann. All she did was ask coldly, “Who are you looking for? Do you know you have to make an appointment to get in?”
Facing the maid’s attitude, Branden frowned and took Catherine a step back.
He glanced at the maid coldly. His fierce gaze and oppressive temperament scared the maid. She dared not look into his eyes, and her attitude was less rude.
After warning the maid with his gaze, Branden caressed Catherine’s soft hair and asked, “Has it always been like this?”
Catherine knew what Branden meant. He asked her if the maids had always treated her like this and why she did not fight for her rights. After all, Catherine’s character did not seem like she would endure this humiliation.
Catherine did not even look at them. She lazily said, “Why do I have to quarrel with the dog guarding this house? I don’t know how to bark.”
The maid’s face flushed red in embarrassment and turned pale. She felt humiliated, just like she had embarrassed Catherine just now.
The other two people behind Paxton tried hard to hold back their laughter, making the situation more awkward.
Branden agreed to what Catherine said and did not take it as a joke. “Your words make sense. Well. Let’s look for someone who we can communicate with. Ask Korbin to attend us personally,”
Branden and Paxton were both leaders who could always intimidate others.
Moreover, Catherine had always been ruthless when living with the Swanns, making the maids fear they might get what they wanted the hard way.
Although the maids were displeased, they did not dare to express it. Even though they said nothing about it, they cursed Catherine deep down.
Everyone in the Swanns knew Catherine was a country bumpkin, and she was not taken seriously. So, it was ridiculous and impossible for Korbin to attend to her personally.
She stood there, wanting to see Catherine being humiliated again. After Branden spoke, as the Duncan Corporation’s president’s assistant, Paxton dialed Korbin’s number immediately.
Korbin happened to be at home. Within ten minutes, Korbin arrived at the gate in a hurry. Upon hearing the footsteps, the maid turned around subconsciously.
Noticing it was Korbin heading toward the gate, she was shocked, and her jaw dropped. It seemed that Korbin’s arrival was not within her expectations. She had never thought Catherine could make Korbin welcome her arrival personally.
Korbin was also dumbfounded when he received the call from Paxton. Never did he expect Branden to visit the Swanns. Moreover, he was already at their door.
When he was at the door, he saw Branden and Catherine. Although he was surprised to see them together, he did not show it on his face.
Rumors about Branden having a girlfriend-a daughter of the Swanns- had been spreading. Since the rumor had spread, Korbin had naturally heard of it. So, he was not surprised.
However, he had never expected that particular Miss Swann to be his jinxed daughter, who had grown up in the countryside since she was young.
Catherine had inherited her mother’s beauty, but Branden was not an ordinary man to fall for only that. If he had only cared about the beauty of women, he would have kept many mistresses.
Korbin greeted Branden enthusiastically once he approached them. He ignored Catherine and never even bothered to look at her.
“Mr. Duncan, what brings you here?
Please come in. I have just asked the kitchen to make you some coffee from the coffee beans I just got. Please do me the pleasure of tasting it.”
According to the seniority and age, Korbin was Branden’s uncle. However, according to the Duncans’ status in Casier, Branden, as the Duncans’ president, naturally had a higher position than Korbin.
Korbin was an elder, but he still had to address Branden with a title. Branden showed no response to Korbin’s enthusiastic invitation. He stood there with a cold expression.
When Korbin was embarrassed and did not know what to do, Branden casually said, “Mr. Swann, the maid you employ is dedicated to her job.”
Then, he continued coldly. “She is strict!”
The simple remark had implied why Branden did not respond to Korbin’s invitation. The maids of the Swanns had been trained to be friendly to the guests unless due to some exceptional circumstances.
Even though they had never seen Branden before, they should know he was not any simple guest from his words and composure. So, the maids would never be disrespectful to the guests.
Then, Korbin looked at Catherine, and he knew why. The maid must have seen Catherine and had wanted to make things difficult for her. That was why he was in an embarrassing situation now. It did not matter what Catherine’s status was in the Swanns.
When her grandfather took her back to the Swanns, she was already part of the family. They could treat her as badly as they wanted when no outsiders were around.
However, Branden was an outsider, and they would only make a joke out of themselves if they let him see them bullying Catherine. Korbin calmly told the butler, “Pay the maid the rest of her salary and ask her to leave.”
The maid was dumbfounded and did not expect the punishment to be so severe. Never did she expect she would lose her job because of Catherine.
She wanted to beg for mercy, but the butler knew Korbin would not change his mind. He covered the maid’s mouth and dragged her away.
Branden looked at Korbin, settling the problem expressionlessly. The Swanns had not trained their maids well and mistreated his girlfriend. He was already nice enough not to punish the maid personally. Korbin was respecting Branden by settling the matter before him.
“Mr. Duncan, please come in!”
Branden did not accept Korbin’s invitation and held Catherine’s hand gently as he asked, “Do you want to go in?”
Catherine nodded. Only then did Branden hold Catherine’s hand and walk into the house. Korbin looked at the couple. Branden’s attitude pissed him off, but he could do nothing about it.
The Swanns were far inferior to the Duncans.
When they were in the living room, Korbin asked them to make themselves at home and have a seat. When the coffee was ready, Korbin chuckled and spoke to Branden.
“Mr. Duncan, may I know why you came to the Swanns, please?”
He cared most about Branden’s motive for the visit. The Duncans could affect everything in Casier with their current status.
